{"product_id":"these-hands-paperback","title":"These Hands - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret H. Mason\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFloyd Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph's grandpa could do almost anything with his hands. He could play the piano, throw a curveball, and tie a triple bowline knot in three seconds flat. But in the 1950s and 60s, he could not bake bread at the Wonder Bread factory. Factory bosses said white people would not want to eat bread touched by the hands of the African Americans who worked there.\u003c\/p\u003eIn this powerful intergenerational story, Joseph learns that people joined their hands together to fight discrimination so that one day, their hands--Joseph's hands--could do \u003cem\u003eanything at all in this whole wide world\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret H. Mason\u003c\/b\u003e learned about the Detroit Wonder Bread factory's discriminatory policies from an old friend and Bakers Union stalwart. She lives in Ferndale, Michigan.Visit her website at \u003cb\u003ewww.margarethmason.com\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003eThe illustrator of more than sixty children's books, \u003cb\u003eFloyd Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e is a past recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration and a four-time recipient of the Coretta Scott King Honor Award. He lives in Pennsylvania with his family. Visit his website at \u003cb\u003ewww.floydcooper.com\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 10.8 x 8.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e These Hands\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687956844607,"sku":"9780544555464","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a37c3ca8280bcc940984418072f26ea3.webp?v=1764980385","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/these-hands-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}